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Accounts Payable Assistant

Huntress
Posted 18 hours ago, valid for 5 hours
Location

Colchester, Essex CO6 3JQ, England

Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Employee Assistance

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  • The company is seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant for a finance role suitable for Finance Graduates or AAT Studyers.
  • Candidates should have a degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field, and a basic understanding of accounts procedures is required.
  • The position is office-based in Colchester, with working hours from Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm, offering a salary of £26,000 to £28,000 per annum depending on experience.
  • The role includes duties such as coding purchase invoices, reconciling statements, and maintaining supplier records, with full training provided.
  • The company promotes an inclusive environment and offers various perks, including competitive annual leave, excellent training opportunities, and a pension scheme.

Are you a Finance Graduate / AAT Studier seeking your first opportunity within a Finance role? If you have a degree within Finance, Economics or similar and are seeking your first finance position, then this is a great opportunity for you.

We are supporting a company based on the outskirts of Colchester with recruiting for an Accounts Payable Assistant. You will need to be able to drive to be considered due to the company location, hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm and the salary is 26k-28k Per Annum (DOE). This is a fully office-based role with free parking on-site. Full training for the below duties will be provided.

Duties will include, but not be limited to:

  • Coding & inputting purchase invoices
  • Reconciliation of Purchase Ledger statements to invoices
  • Process monthly pay runs and issuing weekly pay run schedules
  • Maintain accurate supplier and account records
  • Monitor shared accounts mailbox
  • Completion of mileage and fuel records for company van fleet
  • Make payments when requested e.g. road tax
  • Raise queries with suppliers and chase internally
  • Regular contact with suppliers by phone, fax and email

To be successful for this position you will need to have a basic understanding of accounts procedures with excellent communication skills. You must either be experienced within a previous role or hold/be studying towards relevant accountancy qualifications.

In return you will be offered impressive perks and benefits to include competitive annual leave, Christmas company closure, excellent training and development opportunities, pension scheme, retail discounts, On-demand GP service, Employee Assistance Programme, health service and Employee Reward & Recognitions.

The company you would be joining support a number of charities and hold fundraising events for all to join! Equality and diversity are a large part of the business and this inclusive environment will welcome applications from all backgrounds, to join a company where you will be welcomed and supported throughout your career, while flourishing and developing!

Huntress does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant UK legislation. PLEASE NOTE! You should make yourself aware of how immigration laws apply to your situation before applying for any jobs. We are acting as a Recruitment Business in relation to this role.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.